TIME FOR THE VASE

A list of all the previous FA Vase Finals, from 1974-5 until the present day

Romford won the 2023-4 FA Vase title at Wembley.

All of the FA Vase Finals to have been held since the competition's first campaign in the 1974-75 season can be seen below. 

1974-75: Hoddesdon Town 2-1 Epsom & Ewell
1975-76: Billericay Town 1-0 Stamford
1976-77: Billericay Town 2-1 Sheffield (Replay)
1977-78: Blue Star 2-1 Barton Rovers
1978-79: Billericay Town 4-1 Almondsbury Greenway
1979-80: Stamford 2-0 Guisborough Town
1980-81: Whickham 3-2 Willenhall Town
1981-82: Forest Green Rovers 3-0 Rainworth Miners Welfare
1982-83: VS Rugby 1-0 Halesowen Town
1983-84: Stansted 2-0 Stamford
1984-85: Halesowen Town 3-1 Fleetwood Town
1985-86: Halesowen Town 3-0 Southall
1986-87: St Helens Town 3-2 Warrington Town
1987-88: Colne Dynamoes 1-0 Emley
1988-89: Tamworth 3-0 Sudbury Town (Replay)
1989-90: Yeading 1-0 Bridlington Town (Replay)
1990-91: Guiseley 3-1 Gresley Rovers (Replay)
1991-92: Wimborne Town 5-3 Guiseley
1992-93: Bridlington Town 1-0 Tiverton Town
1993-94: Diss Town 2-1 Taunton Town
1994-95: Arlesey Town 2-1 Oxford City
1995-96: Brigg Town 3-0 Clitheroe
1996-97: Whitby Town 3-0 North Ferriby United
1997-98: Tiverton Town 1-0 Tow Law Town
1998-99: Tiverton Town 1-0 Bedlington Terriers
1999-00: Deal Town 1-0 Chippenham Town
2000-01: Taunton Town 2-1 Berkhamsted Town
2001-02: Whitley Bay 1-0 Tiptree United
2002-03: Brigg Town 2-1 AFC Sudbury
2003-04: Winchester City 2-0 AFC Sudbury
2004-05: Didcot Town 3-2 AFC Sudbury
2005-06: Nantwich Town 3-1 Hillingdon Borough
2006-07: Truro City 3-1 AFC Totton
2007-08: Kirkham & Wesham 2-1 Lowestoft Town
2008-09: Whitley Bay 2-0 Glossop North End
2009-10: Whitley Bay 6-1 Wroxham
2010-11: Whitley Bay 3-2 Coalville Town
2011-12: Dunston UTS 2-0 West Auckland Town
2012-13: Spennymoor Town 2-1 Tunbridge Wells
2013-14: Sholing 1-0 West Auckland Town
2014-15: North Shields 2-1 Glossop North End 
2015-16: Hereford 1-4 Morpeth Town
2016-17: Cleethorpes 0-4 South Shields
2017-18: Stockton 0-1 Thatcham Town
2018-19: Chertsey Town 3-1 Cray Valley (PM)
2019-20: Hebburn Town 3-0 Consett.
2020-21: Warrington Rylands 3-2 Binfield
2021-22: Newport Pagnell Town 3-0 Littlehampton Town
2022-23: Ascot 1-0 Newport Pagnell Town
2023-24: Romford 3-0 Great Wakering Rovers
2024-25: AFC Whyteleafe 1-2 Whitstable Town
2025-26: AFC Stoneham 0-0 Cockfosters (4-2 on penalties) 

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OK...ITS ONLY 68 YEARS AGO

 

If  you were making your footballing "managerial" debut, would you have dreamed and hoped for the debut that Bill Nicholson made on his introduction to managership at Spurs??                                       

On Saturday 11th October 1958, in his first match in charge of Tottenham - in fact his first match as manager of any club - Bill saw his new side, The Spurs, defeat Everton 10-4 in a First Division match at White Hart Lane. So it was downhill from then on....! Today the two meet...presently 0-0 at h.t. Spurs v Everton in history:

Games won:	74
Games drawn:	61
Games lost:	58

Recent form (today) would heavily favour Tottenham at home, though Everton have been tough to beat in 2026 with an unbeaten start. 

Across 117 Premier League meetings, Tottenham hold the edge with 68 wins compared to Everton’s 51, plus 58 draws. Their first FA Cup meeting was in February 6th 1904. Spurs won 1-2 away

There have been a few "other" results, for example in the Screen Sports Super Cup! A bit more recent!

Spurs have been especially strong at home, winning five straight against Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, keeping clean sheets in four of the last six home meetings. 

Everton’s away record at Spurs is poor — just one win in their last 16 Premier League visits, losing the last four by an aggregate 13-1. BUT the result this season (yes, yesterday) ended in a dull 0-0, including a serious VAR decision. They next meet in the P.L. 2027, on March 20th. We wait with baited breath!!

MR ARSENAL

Toni Alexander Adams (born 10 October 1966) is an English former player and manager. Adams played for Arsenal and England, captaining both teams. Known as "Mr. Arsenal", he spent his entire career of 19 years as a centre-back there, making 672 total appearances and winning four English league titles. He is considered one of Arsenal's greatest-ever players and is also included in the Football League 100 Legends.

When his playing career finished, Adams went into football management, spending periods in charge of Wycombe Wanderers, Portmouth, Azerbeijani side Gabala and Spanish side Genada.

From early in his career, Adams was an alcoholic. He was sentenced to four months in prison for driving while four times over the limit for blood alcohol, after crashing his car. From 1996 he recovered completely and became involved in helping sportspeople with drink, drug or gambling addictions by founding the Sporting Chance Clinic.

Born in Romford, Greater London, Adams grew up in Dagenham and was a pupil at Hunters Hall Primary School from 1971 to 1978 and then Eastbrook Comprehensive from 1978 to 1983. After beginning as an apprentice at Crystal Palace, he signed for Manchester City in 1979 for £250,000, then a record for a teenager. (belowTony in 2017)

Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–2002	Arsenal	504	(32)
International career
1983–1984	England U17	13	(5)
1985	England Youth	1	(0)
1985–1986	England U21	5	(1)
1989-1990	England B	4	(1)
1987–2000	England	66	(5)
Managerial career
2003–2004	Wycombe Wanderers
2008–2009	Portsmouth
2010–2011	Gabala
2017	Granada
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

8th of the 10th FOOTBALLERS: A CELEBRATION!!

Born 8th October: 1922 Nils Liedholm. Elegant Swedish midfield playmaker, a legend for twelve years at Milan from 1949-61. As a manager he's best known for his time at Roma, guiding them to their 2nd Scudetto in 1983.

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AND 8th October: 1928 Didi. Fantastic Brazilian midfielder/inside-forward who was part of two World Cup winning teams, 1958 and 1962. Renowned for his fantastic passing and technique, his main clubs were Fluminese and Botafogo, but he also had a short spell with Real Madrid.

MORE 8th October 1934 Gerry Hitchens. He may not be the best known British export to Italy in the 60s, but he certainly did better than most. A great scoring record with Cardiff City and Aston Villa before Inter bought him in 1961. He spent eight years in Italy with Inter, Torino, Atalanta and Cagliari. He also became the first Englishman to represent his country while on the books of a foreign club.

8th October 1950 Miguel Ángel Brindisi. Argentine attacking midfielder Miguel Ángel Brindisi was born #OnThisDay in 1950. He was a key part of César Menotti's legendary Huracán side of the 1970s and also formed a great partnership with Diego Maradona at Boca Juniors in the early 80s.

8th October 1957 Antonio Cabrini. Legendary left-back for Juventus and a World Cup winner in 1982 with Italy. He's one of only nine players to have won all 3 European club trophies - European Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners Cup (the nine players were: Cabrini, Scirea, Tardelli, Brio, Tacconi, Gianluca Vialli, Baia, Blind and Muhren).

8th October 1960 Ralph Minge. Dynamo Dresden legend who caused many a snigger in the schoolyard and probably was able to put up some disgraceful banter. I wouldn't take the micky!!

DUNDEE BORN IN DURBAN ends in Durban!

Born in Durban, Sean Dundee (NOTE...NOT THE PLACE!!) began his football career in South Africa with local teams Bayview Durban and D'Alberton Callies, Durban, before moving to Germany and Stuttgarter Kickers in 1992. After spending the 1994–95 season with TFS Ditzingan he signed with Bundislega team Karlsruher SC. Developing to become one of the ace goalscorers in the German league, he scored 16 goals in 1995–96 and 17 goals in 1996–97. He scored 61 goals in 162 Bundesliga games.

In July 1998, he joined Premier League club Liverpool for £2 million, as joint managers Gerard Houllier and Roy Evans needed an extra striker to cover for the injured Robbie Fowler, who was unavailable until the winter. However, Dundee failed to break up the partnership of Karl-Heinz Riedle and Michael Owen during the first quarter of the season, and when Fowler returned from injury his chances of first team action were looking even more remote. He only played three games in the league for Liverpool (all of them as a substitute during the final weeks of the campaign as their bid for a UEFA Cup place slipped away) and after the end of the season he returned to Germany in a £1 million move to VfB Stuttgart.

Still struggling to regain his old form, he moved to Austrian team Austrai Wien in 2003. He failed to score in 18 games before returning to KSC in 2004. For the season 2006–07 he signed a two-year contract with Kickers Offenbach. Before finishing the contract he moved back to Stuttgarter Kickers in January 2007.

After leaving his German club he signed for AmaZulu in his native Durban on 17 August 2008.

Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Stuttgarter Kickers	7	(0)
1994–1995	TSF Ditzingen	34	(24)
1995–1998	Karlsruher SC	85	(36)
1998–1999	Liverpool	3	(0)
1999–2003	VfB Stuttgart	77	(25)
2003–2004	Austria Wien	18	(0)
2004–2006	Karlsruher SC	52	(14)
2006–2008	Kickers Offenbach	15	(0)
2007	→ Stuttgarter Kickers (loan)	5	(1)
2008–2009	AmaZulu	4	(0)
Total		300	(100)
International career
2000	Germany B	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dundee went as far as switching nationality to Germany, but was however never used by the national team, although he did manage a solitary appearance at "B" level, scoring once against Russia!

On 13 November 2013, he returned to Germany to join amateur club VSV Büchig in the Kreisliga. He played there until the end of the 2015–16 season. Dundee became an analyst/co-commentator for the Bundesliga world feed beginning with the 2017–18 season.

YES! 25 YEARS AGO

 6th October 2001

David Beckham became a national villain when he was sent off against Argentina in the match that saw England eliminated from the 1998 World Cup but all that was finally forgiven on this day in 2001. 

Going into their final qualifier for the 2002 World Cup finals England were level on points with Germany but had a better goal difference thanks to that famous 5-1 victory in Germany. So England needed to at least match Germany's result to automatically qualify - England were at home to Greece and Germany were at home to Finland. Germany's match ended before England's - Germany drawing with Finland. So England needed to at least draw with Greece to automatically qualify but sadly the match didn't go to script and in the 93rd minute Greece were leading 2-1.  But then England got a free kick. From around 30 yards on his home pitch - Old Trafford - David Beckham fired in a perfect free kick which hit the back of the net. A 2-2 draw, Beckham a national hero, England qualified for the finals automatically and Germany finished second and went to the play-offs. Was it a dream?

SQUAD!

• 1 Seaman
• 2 Mills
• 3 A. Cole
• 4 Sinclair
• 5 Ferdinand
• 6 Campbell
• 7 Beckham (c)
• 8 Scholes
• 9 Fowler
• 10 Owen
• 11 Heskey
• 12 Brown
• 13 Martyn
• 14 Bridge
• 15 Keown
• 16 Southgate
• 17 Sheringham
• 18 Hargreaves
• 19 J. Cole
• 20 Vassell
• 21 Butt
• 22 James
• 23 Dyer 
• Coach: Eriksson
  Remember these?

The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 9 was England's group comprising Albania, Finland, Germany and Greece.

The group was won by England, who qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up, Germany entered the UEFA Qualification Playoffs.!! AND who would later reach the final of the tournament proper!! 

England started the qualification process badly, a home defeat to Germany and an away draw with Finland (soon after a poor team performance at the 2000 European Championships) saw the resignation of their manager Kevin Keegan, and the appointment of Sven-Göran Eriksson – the first non-Englishman to be given the job – in his place. 

With the new manager, they picked themselves up and won five in a row, while the Germans themselves unexpectedly faltered: also drawing with Finland away from home, they also lost their home match with England by a resounding 5–1. Finland, in fact, might have been in with a chance of qualification themselves, but they lost a match to the unfancied Greece, whom England had to play in their final match, while Finland played Germany at the same time, with England and Germany guaranteed the top two places and separated only by goal difference. Greece unexpectedly took the lead twice at Old Trafford, but England captain David Beckham scored an injury-time free kick to level the game. Germany could only manage a 0–0 draw against Finland, meaning England topped the group on goal difference!!
Apologies for crazy table below...you can work them out!

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	8	5	2	1	16	6	+10	17	Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup		—	0–1	2–1	2–2	2–0
2	Germany	8	5	2	1	14	10	+4	17	Advance to UEFA play-offs		1–5	—	0–0	2–0	2–1
3	Finland	8	3	3	2	12	7	+5	12			0–0	2–2	—	5–1	2–1
4	Greece	8	2	1	5	7	17	−10	7			0–2	2–4	1–0	—	1–0
5	Albania	8	1	0	7	5	14	−9	3			1–3	0–2	0–2	2–0	—